Virtual Worlds are full of pretty places, interesting builds, remarkable creativity. They have the power to dazzle but bedazzlement is temporary. Even beauty gets boring after awhile. If there is nothing more than cool stuff to look at, then there is not enough to anchor us in our metaversical lives. We are quick to logout and, sometimes, never return. In the end, it is the same thing that keeps us connected to our solid world communities that keeps us connected in virtual worlds too; it is the experiences we share with other people and the bonds we forge with them that keep us coming back.***********************************

Q: What happened to the Friday event notices you were carrying twice a month?

A: They weren't drawing enough interest and alternative sources came online. I am now running a short form daily near the top of this blog. A more comprehensive collection is in Selby's daily news collection.

*************************It is that idea, that community can be built online and inworld, that inspires me to give so much of my time and energy to virtual worlds and the people I meet in them. These days, I have made my metaverse home in Kitely (HG --- grid.kitely.com:8002). Kitely is where my alter ego lives and works and plays. It is where I have made numerous real friends and expanded my real life work and interests. In the metaverse, I can share my love of poetry and music with others and I can party like I never did in college. I can have deep discussions with people from around the world and I believe that has broadened my horizons and my outlook in ways that could not be practically accomplished on solid ground. I can’t list here all the good virtual worlds have done for me personally. That is a topic for a book, not a guest article on a friend’s website.

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I’d like to extend an invitation to everyone reading. Come toKitelyfor an event. Have a look at theKitely Calendar and choose an event to attend.

Come to play or chat

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Come to dance and listen to music!

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Do a play!

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Hear a story told or a poem read.

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Come learn how to make NPCs or use Blender.

You can even become a writer.

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Join in a festival or attend a party.

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Just come. When you do, please join the Kitely Community Group and introduce yourself. We want to know you! We want you to know us.

News and Notes

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The Hypergrid WIP is a one hour "show & tell" of works in progress or recently completed. All builders from beginner to pro are invited. Presentations are in voice and text. For text presentations, best bring the text in a notecard and paste it into chat. Voice presentations may be captured in video. Stills and videos from the show may appear in this blog and elsewhere.

Next WIP show

Next WIP show: Sun. June 26, Noon SLT

Cookie II location (fourth Sunday of the month)

HG address below: paste into the World Map next toFind. Click Find, TP